119: Trailblazing Trans Doctor Saved Lives (Part 1)

Decades before the term “transgender” was coined, Alan Hart became one of the first trans men in the United States to undergo a medically-assisted transition.

In part one of this two-part series, we delve into Alan’s life before he transitioned.

Remember, kids, history hoes always cite their sources! For this episode, Kristin pulled from:

“Trailblazing transgender doctor saved countless lives,” by Leo DeLuca for Scientific American

“Homo-sexuality and its treatment,” by J. Allen Gilbert for the Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

“Alan Hart” by Morgen Young for Oregon Encyclopedia

“This Kansas-born transgender doctor made a lifesaving tuberculosis breakthrough,” by Jacob Smollen for KCUR

“Alan L. Hart: An innovative pioneer in radiology and transgender rights,” by Athena Reich and Katharine A. Colbert for PubMed Central

“Dr. A. Lucille Hart wore male attire,” The Capital Journal, Feb. 1918

“Intern unmasked as girl graduate of Oregon school,” The Oregon Daily Journal, Feb. 1918

“Dr. Hart does work in male attire,” Albany Democrat, Feb, 1918

“Dr. Hart explains change to male attire,” Albany Democrat, March 1918